Regional Digest: Ansonia's Newsome Wins National Honors

October 21, 2013|From press releases, The Hartford Courant

Ansonia's Arkeel NewsomeWins National Honors

Running back Arkeel Newsome of Ansonia High School was named the U.S. Army All-American Bowl High School Player of the Week, for the week ending Oct. 19. Newsome rushed for 396 yards and six touchdowns, as Ansonia defeated Masuk 56-21 Thursday night. The UConn-bound senior has 1,580 yards and 26 total touchdowns on 106 carries this season. Newsome also broke the state's all-time rushing record in that game. He has 8,385 yards. Alex Thomas rushed for 8,279 yards for Ansonia from 2004-2007.

Windsor Hall of FameCermonies Nov. 9

The Windsor High School Athletic Hall of Fame will hold its second induction ceremony dinner for the class of 2013 on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. at The Sheraton at Bradley International in Windsor Locks. Five individual athletes, a team, a coach and a special contributor, will be honored. The athletes are Lou Allen (Class of 1970), Sheila Martin (Class of 1980), Marty McMahon (Class of 1981), Ron Narcisse (Class of 1982), and Rose Harris (Class of 1992). Coach Ken Smith, special contributor Paul Cody (posthumously) and the 1978 field hockey team will also be honored. Tickets are $55.For more information call Tiffany Nunes at 860-688-8709 or email Kerry Curry at kkcurry8@aol.com .

CT RollergirlsTo Honor Vets

The CT Rollergirls will honor local veterans on Nov. 16 at the Connecticut Sports Center, 21 S. Bradley Road, Woodbridge. Doors open at 5 p.m. The Elm City Bone Crushers will face off against the Iron Angels in the game that will determine which teams go to the CTRG Championship round in December. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Discounts available for children and military. ctrollerderby.com.

Quinnipiac Hockey TeamsRanked In Top 10

The Quinnipiac University men's and women's ice hockey teams were both ranked No. 9 in national polls Monday. Quinnipiac is one of three schools, along with Minnesota and Boston College, to have both ice hockey programs ranked in the top 10. ... Jessica Jurg of Hartford was named America East women's soccer rookie of the week. Jurg completed her league-leading seventh and eighth shutouts of the season with a pair of 2-0 wins over Binghamton and Vermont. ... The sixth New England Division III football poll has Trinity and Framingham State Nos. 1 and 2. With its win at Amherst, Wesleyan has moved up to No. 3. ... Carl Stensland of Eastern Connecticut was named Little East men's soccer defensive player of the week. Stensland, of Storrs, played the entire match to help Eastern record its seventh shutout in a 1-0 victory over Rhode Island College Saturday. He had an assist on the game-winning goal with 17 seconds remaining in regulation. ... A three-goal performance in two conference soccer games last week helped Stephanie Ribeiro of Pawtucket, R.I. lock up American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors. The sophomore earns the honors for the first time in her career after achieving honor roll status in last week's awards. ... Ashley Casiano, a two-time all-conference goaltender for Marist who helped the Red Foxes to the NCAA Tournament in 2010, has joined the Yale women's lacrosse staff as an assistant coach. She joins returning assistant coach Tanya Kotowicz to form the staff under Anne Phillips, Yale's Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Women's Lacrosse.

Wolf Pack Moves

Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced that the Wolf Pack have loaned defenseman Brendon Nash to its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors, and that forwards Andrew Rowe and Michael St. Croix have been added to the Wolf Pack's roster from Greenville.